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讳言

huì yán

2-character word Traditional 諱言

What 讳言 means

1. to avoid stating openly (esp. sensitive or unpleasant matters, usu. in the negative, as in {不讳言|bù huì yán} "to state frankly")

The characters in 讳言

• 讳huìto avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior
• 言yánwords; speech; to say

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